03 Aug 1994
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Newspaper
Medicine Hat News
Location
Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
Date
Aug 03, 1994
Page
1
Belgian army confirms De Standaard report that candidates for promotion exam will receive the questions and the answers ahead of time. The exam requires answering 20 of 85 multiple choice questions on arms tactics and chemical warfare.
Canada wins an arbitration under the Canada U S Free Trade Agreement ending a 6 1 2 per cent duty on Canadian softwood. The ruling upholds the December 1993 panel findings, ending a long cross border dispute that affected a $6 billion export market and a large share of Canadian lumber shipments. A separate Croatia UN mission notes Canadian troops face water and fuel shortages amid a blockade threatening peacekeeping efforts.
About 70 of the 100 Alberta Provincial Judges sign a Court of Queen's Bench claim seeking independent wage setting and restoration of an 80 percent salary rule from the 1980s. They seek reinstatement of the 80 percent formula and restoration of pension adjustments while arguing independence is at risk. The action targets the government led by Premier Ralph Klein with Justice Minister Ken Rostad not commenting.
Premier Ralph Klein planned to ride in an open air Remington carriage as honorary parade marshal at Medicine Hat Exhibition and Stampede. He aims to open the rodeo after a stampede luncheon amid recent Calgary security concerns and mixed public reaction.
The Lake Shore Limited with 275 passengers and 25 crew derailed around 3 45 am in a wooded area near Batavia New York. Nine passenger cars left the rails down an embankment injuring about 125 with no immediate fatalities reported. The cause is under investigation.
Innisfail Alberta launches one of Canada’s first year round programs with 250 elementary pupils at John Wilson Elementary. The plan provides 45 days of schooling followed by 15 days off, sharing July Christmas and Easter holidays with about 500 regular program students. Parents praise easier schedules and reduced burnout. teachers and staff note benefits while some students miss vacationing friends.
Eight-year-old Cheski Klugman was forgotten when a New York family checked out of a Niagara Falls hotel en route to Buffalo. A desk clerk noticed him wandering the lobby and police later located the boy. The family was reunited with Cheski that evening.
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